Why did the author and her husband move essentials from the van into their own?
A.The heavily loaded van broke down.
B.The van was probably badly damaged.
C.The van had taken too heavy a load.
D.Her mother got seriously injured.
A.The heavily loaded van broke down.
B.The van was probably badly damaged.
C.The van had taken too heavy a load.
D.Her mother got seriously injured.
Why did the author almost fall on the floor? 查看材料
A.Because she had been working too hard.
B.Because she had been deceived.
C.Because she had been tripped.
D.Because she could hardly believe her eyes.
Why did the author offer the AIDS course?
A.He wanted to teach people about a cure for AIDS.
B.People need to be taught how to avoid those with AIDS.
C.He wanted to teach the students that AIDS resulted from moral failure.
D.People take improper attitudes towards AIDS and those with or at high risk of AIDS.
Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
A.He wasn't about to produce a single book.
B.He hadn't seen a change for the better.
C.He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.
D.He found his dream would never come true.
Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?
A.People would not buy more food than was necessary.
B.Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.
C.Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.
D.People had effective ways to preserve their food.
Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?
A) People would not buy more food than was necessary.
B) Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.
C) Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.
D) People had effective ways to preserve their food.
Why did the author say the House’s complaint was ridiculous?[A]The reasons it offers are largely insignificant [B]The Clinton-Nickles bill was too expensive. [C]Its tax cuts proposal is even more costly. [D]The estimated cost for the bill iS Just$5 billion.
根据材料回答1~4题Why did the e-mail from anIraqi catch the author's attention?[A]The subject line was notwritten in standard English.[B]It was not completelywritten in English.[C]The sender's name seemed familiar.[D]It had a short subject line.
A.Because political success could depend on a man's appearance.
B.Because men had a sense of fashion.
C.Because grooming was particularly important in ancient societies.
D.Because jewelry was primarily the preserve of women.
听力原文:M: Have you ever looked really closely at the snowflake?
W: Sure, but they usually melt too fast for me to get a close look. Why do you ask?
M: I'm just curious. I was reading an article about the formation of snowflakes, and I real- ized that I had never paid much attention to them before.
W: WeI1, there is a big variety, isn't there?
M: Yes, but they all have one of the three basic forms: hexagonal columns, thin hexagonal plates and the blanching starshaped form.
W: I wonder why are forms different, maybe because ice starts to form. on dust particles with different shape.
M: Well, I thought it might have something, to do with the water saturation of the air. But we're both wrong. The author of this article did extensive research and concluded that. the shapes of snow crystals largely controlled by the temperature of the air. For example, the featherly star-shaped snowflake that everyone thinks is typical occurs only at a specific temperature.
W: Doesn't the relative humidity has anything to do with the shapes?
M: Apparently not. The effect of super saturation is simply to alter the growth rate. The greater the saturation, the faster the snowflakes form.
W: Why, next time when it snows. I'll make a point of taking a close look.
What are the people discussing?
A.Whether or not snowflakes can be analyzed.
B.How snowflakes are formed.
C.What causes a snowstorm.
D.Where the largest snowflakes can be found.
I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.
I’m like a migratory bird that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.
So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display o£ colors — first in the fall trees, and then in the limits around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.
I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors’ children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)
While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home?
(1) What does the underlined word "snowbird" in Paragraph 1 refer to?()
A、A person spending winter in a warmer climate
B、A bird seen chiefly in winter
C、A person permanently living in a foreign country
D、A bird flying to the south in winter
(2)What’s the difference between Florida and Long Island?()
A、Winters in Long Island are milder
B、The snowbirds in Long Island are rarer
C、Weather in Long Island is severer
D、Long Island is nearer to the ocean
(3)What did the author miss most when he was in Florida?()
A、The colorful light display
B、The family gathering
C、The cold temperature
D、The winter landscape
(4) Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?()
A、The author enjoyed living in Florida
B、The author had a good time in Florida
C、The author owned a home in Florida
D、The author did not like mild weather
(5)What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?()
A、To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown
B、To describe his dream to be a free bird
C、To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown
D、To express his feeling of missing his hometown